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American psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg who specialized in research on moral education and reasoning, believed children needed to be in an environment that allowed for open and public discussion of day-to-day conflicts and problems to develop their moral reasoning ability. Kohlberg also sometimes speaks of change occurring through role-taking opportunities, opportunities to consider others' viewpoints. As children interact with others, they learn how viewpoints differ and how to coordinate them in cooperative activities. As they discuss their problems and work out their differences, they develop their conceptions of what is fair and just.[1][2][3]